Jane put a 12 in. tall bucket of under a leak in her sink. The bucket fills at a constant rate of 1/2 in. every 1/6 of an hour.

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Rufina [12.5K]

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Jane put a 12 in. tall bucket of under a leak in her sink. The bucket fills at a constant rate of 1/2 in. every 1/6 of an hour.

How many hours will it take to fill the bucket?

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Nana76 [90] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-10T11:57:09+03:00

Nana76 [90]3 years ago

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12 inch bucket fills half an inch every 10 mins

20 mins is 1 inch
40 mins is 2 inch
60 mins is 3 inch
80 mins is 4 inch
100 mins is 5 inch
120 mins is 60 inch and 6 inch is half of 12 so
double 120 to get 240 which is 4 hours